The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability.

The eventfd implementation works nicely with the non-standard eventfd_read and eventfd_write functions. However, when trying to use the POSIX API read(2) or write(2), in blocking mode, it will end up ...

In a breakthrough announcement, OpenAI recently introduced the ChatGPT API to developers and the public. Particularly, the new “gpt-3.5-turbo” model, which powers ChatGPT Plus has been released at a ...

Real-time operating systems (RTOSes) provide a deterministic multitasking environment. Quite a number of them are available, and many have moved into the open-source realm. One of these is Eclipse ...

Abstract: Application developers often need to employ a combination of software such as communication middleware and cloud-based services to deal with the challenges of heterogeneity and network ...

Issues with proprietary RTOS APIs. How does the POSIX pthread API stack up against proprietary APIs? Thread creation in POSIX. However, each proprietary API impedes embedded development by requiring ...

ISIMA, Aubiere and Harbin Inst. Tech. The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) experiments use a mass storage system for recording petabytes of experimental data. This system is called CASTOR[1] (CERN Advanced ...

It has a full REST API that will let you do weird stuff directly. (Such as setting the color temperature of your lights.) In any event, you're probably right that such a bridge doesn't need that much ...

Whisky is an app that simplifies using the Game Porting Toolkit on your Mac, and can open up a wealth of Windows games to Mac users. Here's how to use it. We previously covered how to install and use ...